[drivingpairs] to shoe or not to shoe

When I moved here(to North Texas), a little over five years ago, I pulled all 
the horse shoes.   But the soil here is wonderful sandy loam.   It's amazing 
what going natural will do for their hooves, given good food and a good hoof 
supplement.   Of course, I realize it depends on the individual horse, too.   
Mine all have very good feet...at least the ones I've had for a while.     One 
mare that had an accident early in life,   which cut through the coronet band, 
now grows hoof almost all the way to the ground.   For years, when I had shoes 
on her, it never would grow out solid, to the ground.   
I started using Easy Boots back in the early 90s, and my horsey friends thought 
I was daft.  Now there are  several choices of non-metal horse shoes.   And 
there's a whole new group of horse people who are letting their horses go 
natural.    I know some are on this list.  Hopefully, one or two will chime in 
on their experiences.   I personally have seen a lot of damage to horse hooves 
created by the traditional metal horse shoes.  

I discovered an excellent supplement, and I know this sounds like a commercial, 
but it isn't.   I used to buy it from my then farrier, but fired him for being 
abusive.   So I had to find another source, and never could.    It took me a 
while, but I found the manufacturer and my order is waiting at the post office 
to be picked up.     I can't say enough good things about this product and will 
share the name and address if anyone is interested.    

Helen
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